, which I assure
you would never have taken place had I conceived those Notes fell within
your plan. The fact was that the letter on the Revolution was mislaid
and the little Ma[nuscript] having disappeared also, though it was
afterwards recovered, it seemed to me worth while to have it put in a
printed shape for the sake of preservation, and as only one hundred
copies were printed, I hope it will rather excite than gratify curiosity
on the subject of Lord Fountainhall. I expected to see you before I
should have thought of publishing the Letter on the Revolution, and
hoped to whet your almost blunted purpose about doing that and some
other things yourself. I think a selection from the Decisions just on
the contrary principle which was naturally enough adopted by the former
publishers, rejected[12] the law that is and retaining the history,
would be highly interesting. I am sure you are entitled to expect[13] on
all accounts and not interruption from me in a task so honorable, and I